Settling in just fine

[klwilliams]

I've given them the run of the house this afternoon. I've discovered: Mac didn't know what a shower is. Mac climbed into my bottom drawer and squeezed himself all the way to the back, for what reason I do not know. Barry is very good at getting out of the way of the camera when I want to take a picture. Barry is also the only one I've caught trying to sharpen his claws on my couch.

Comments

[aberwyn.livejournal.com]

He looks so innocent when he's asleep.

[timill]

Someone needs his tummy tickled...

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

Kiss that chair goodbye. Cats know when an upholstery was born to enhance their own beauty.

[fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com]

He knows how to pick a background for himself, doesn't he?

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

A light wash of white vinegar anywhere they try their scratching on furniture is a must at the start. They have glands between their pads which leave a "scratch here" scent. It's also part of territory marking. Of course it cant' be done with organic died-fabric and some others, but should be cleaned somehow.

You probably know all that, but just in case.

Glad they're settling in.

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

I have a chair in the living room that the cats started scratching about a year ago. I quickly put a scratching post so close to the chair that they couldn't get to the corner they liked, so - lucky me - they now use the scratching post.

I don't date move it, of course.

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

I got a scratching post for my cats, rubbed a lot of nice fresh catnip into it and then held their paws and helped them scratch it for a few strokes. Never had a problem with them scratching my furniture after that. Give it a try, it can't hurt.

[galeni.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous cat and chair.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Almost a cammo kitting!

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Squeezing to the back of the drawer is a caving behavior. It's a safe place to hide from predators. And thumb-monkeys.

[darcyjavanne.livejournal.com]

I cured the cats of furniture scratching by putting double-stick tape anywhere they attempted to scratch. After a couple months, off came the tape, and they've never scratched.